empire
geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a central authority or a central figure
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Summary
empire is a monarchy[1]. empire draws 10,787 Wikipedia views per month (monarchy category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Head of state: emperor[3]
- Subclass of: realm[4], sovereign state[5]
- Commons category: Empires[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Empires[7]
- Described at URL: https://www.whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#empire[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[9], Otto's encyclopedia[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Lean Logic[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Empires[18]
- Different from: imperium[19], Empire[20], Imperia[21]
- Has list: list of empires[22]
- Studied by: Imperial history[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
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Influence
Things named for empire include Empire[25], a written work[26], written by Michael Hardt[27] and Mellat Park[28], an urban park[29], in Iran[30].
Why It Matters
empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] empire is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for empire include Empire[25], a written work[26], written by Michael Hardt[27] and Mellat Park[28], an urban park[29], in Iran[30].